Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

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Zheng Tao, director of Qianwei Hantang Apparel Co in Caoxian, displays yunjian, part of hanfu attire, to visitors. ZHAO RUIXUE/CHINA DAILY "We conducted research on hanfu among college students, finding that eight out of every 10 students like hanfu, which represents big market potential," Zheng said. "They used to design ancient costumes for film actresses," he said, adding that these designers are familiar with history and culture, which will help them come up with good ideas for hanfu. With young people's efforts to create original designs and build brands, Daiji has rapidly entered the mid- and high-end hanfu market, claiming 30 percent of the hanfu sold via online platforms, data from the town government show. Hanfu businesses in the town are Li said, "As more and more foreigners and Chinese living overseas like hanfu, we are developing cross-border e-commerce platforms to expand our overseas markets."

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Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
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Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

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All aromatic ingredients are ground into a fine powder to ensure even burning and a smooth texture. Resting calm Wang Siran, a 32-year-old chemistry teacher who works and lives in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, values incense burning for its aesthetics and sees it as a form of self-expression. "The delicate, minimalistic incense burners, along with the wafting trails of smoke, make …

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Young artisans revive curative benefits of Chinese incense

China Daily  

All aromatic ingredients are ground into a fine powder to ensure even burning and a smooth texture. Resting calm Wang Siran, a 32-year-old chemistry teacher who works and lives in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, values incense burning for its aesthetics and sees it as a form of self-expression. "The delicate, minimalistic incense burners, along with the wafting trails of smoke, make …

Redesigning hanfu in the post-2000 era
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Redesigning hanfu in the post-2000 era

China Daily  

JINAN — At a hanfu or traditional Chinese dress workshop in Caoxian county, East China's Shandong province, dressmakers are cutting creamy white silk and sewing a dress with golden silk thread. As a small county famous for e-commerce and hanfu, Caoxian is actively exploring new consumer trends to turn summer from off — season into peak season. With the increasing …

Neo-Chinese designs boost Hanfu sales in summer
4 months, 1 week ago

Neo-Chinese designs boost Hanfu sales in summer

China Daily  

As a small county famous for e-commerce and Hanfu, Caoxian is actively exploring new consumer trends to turn summer from off-season into peak season. At a Hanfu workshop in Caoxian county, East China's Shandong province, dressmakers are cutting creamy white silk and sewing a dress with golden silk thread. With the increasing exposure of traditional Chinese clothing such as Hanfu …

Jinan entrepreneurs meet to exchange expertise on ICH protection
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jinan entrepreneurs meet to exchange expertise on ICH protection

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Jinan held an entrepreneur meeting focusing on the city's intangible cultural heritage item protection on July 30. During the meeting, four private entrepreneurs shared their experiences in creatively transforming and innovating projects with ICH items in Jinan like the ejiao, a donkey-hide gelatin often used in TCM, as well as Zhangqiu iron woks, Laiwu sausages, and traditional clothing techniques. Initiatives …

Traditional ethnic dress pulls on thread of the past
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Traditional ethnic dress pulls on thread of the past

China Daily  

Wearing hanfu, Zhong Min-hao tries scented candles in Xiamen, Fujian province. The dream of Zhong Min-hao, a dedicated hanfu enthusiast from Taipei, is to travel around the Chinese mainland wearing traditional Chinese attire. "Hanfu carries cultural significance, better enabling me to learn about Chinese history and cultural heritage," said Zhong, 33, adding he likes to study the meaning behind each …

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival
6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

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By HU MEIDONG in Fuzhou and CHEN MEILING | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-06-14 Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the …

Traditional Chinese garment makes stylish comeback
6 months, 1 week ago

Traditional Chinese garment makes stylish comeback

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A mamianqun from the Qing Dynasty features phoenix as the ornament. Working together with authors, Donghua University Press published a book on May 17 to comprehensively explain the traditional Chinese clothing, including its history, colors, patterns, techniques and cultural connotations. "Mamianqun is one of the most influential and widely worn traditional Chinese clothing in the recent guofeng — Chinese style …

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival
6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

China Daily  

Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. With the growing popularity of …

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival
6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

China Daily  

Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. With the growing popularity of …

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival
6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

China Daily  

Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. With the growing popularity of …

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival
6 months, 1 week ago

Grassroots exchange flourishes at Fujian Hanfu Cultural Festival

China Daily  

Young people from Taiwan learn about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. Young people from Taiwan learned about traditional Chinese culture by participating in the 7th Strait Hanfu Cultural Festival and the 2024 Hanfu Fashion Week in Fuzhou, Fujian province. With the growing popularity of …

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal
7 months ago

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal

China Daily  

The hanfu cultural week in Xitang sees many visitors don the traditional dress last year. A scene in Mission Impossible III involving Tom Cruise running through the small alleys of a picturesque town in China left a deep impression on some of those who watched and propelled Xitang, an ancient town in Jiashan county, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, where the scene …

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal
7 months ago

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal

China Daily  

The hanfu cultural week in Xitang sees many visitors don the traditional dress last year. A scene in Mission Impossible III involving Tom Cruise running through the small alleys of a picturesque town in China left a deep impression on some of those who watched and propelled Xitang, an ancient town in Jiashan county, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, where the scene …

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal
7 months ago

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal

China Daily  

The hanfu cultural week in Xitang sees many visitors don the traditional dress last year. A scene in Mission Impossible III involving Tom Cruise running through the small alleys of a picturesque town in China left a deep impression on some of those who watched and propelled Xitang, an ancient town in Jiashan county, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, where the scene …

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal
7 months ago

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal

China Daily  

The hanfu cultural week in Xitang sees many visitors don the traditional dress last year. A scene in Mission Impossible III involving Tom Cruise running through the small alleys of a picturesque town in China left a deep impression on some of those who watched and propelled Xitang, an ancient town in Jiashan county, Jiaxing, Zhejiang province, where the scene …

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal
7 months ago

Sense of history gives Xitang modern appeal

China Daily  

By Wang Ru| China Daily| Updated : May 20, 2024 The hanfu cultural week in Xitang sees many visitors don the traditional dress last year. A scene in Mission Impossible III involving Tom Cruise running through the small alleys of a picturesque town in China left a deep impression on some of those who watched and propelled Xitang, an ancient …

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily  

Hanfu enthusiasts display hanfu in front of Big Ben in London in February. Besides speaking Chinese and writing Chinese characters, Ming said she hopes younger generations will inherit traditional Chinese cultural attire and pass down the heritage. Through community activities such as hanfu parades and hanfu try-ons, we want to enhance the sense of participation and influence of Chinese and …

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily  

A student from the Confucius Institute of Belgrade poses in hanfu in the Serbian capital in September last year. "I was like, well, this is very cool, but I didn't think that much about it," she said, noting that the clothing truly stands out from many fashions she had seen in the past. "And as someone in America who wears …

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily  

A student from the Confucius Institute of Belgrade poses in hanfu in the Serbian capital in September last year. "I was like, well, this is very cool, but I didn't think that much about it," she said, noting that the clothing truly stands out from many fashions she had seen in the past. "And as someone in America who wears …

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily  

Hanfu enthusiasts display hanfu in front of Big Ben in London in February. Besides speaking Chinese and writing Chinese characters, Ming said she hopes younger generations will inherit traditional Chinese cultural attire and pass down the heritage. Through community activities such as hanfu parades and hanfu try-ons, we want to enhance the sense of participation and influence of Chinese and …

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Overseas hanfu clubs serve as cultural ambassadors

China Daily  

A student from the Confucius Institute of Belgrade poses in hanfu in the Serbian capital in September last year. "I was like, well, this is very cool, but I didn't think that much about it," she said, noting that the clothing truly stands out from many fashions she had seen in the past. "And as someone in America who wears …

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong

China Daily  

Hanfu lovers browse for snacks at a fair celebrating Spring Festival in Hong Kong on Feb 4. ZHU WEI/XINHUA A birthday surprise is not easy to come by for 90-year-old Wong, having lived through the majority of the length and breadth of human experience, but dressing up in traditional Chinese hanfu this year came as a welcome treat. Li Na, …

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong

China Daily  

Hanfu lovers browse for snacks at a fair celebrating Spring Festival in Hong Kong on Feb 4. ZHU WEI/XINHUA A birthday surprise is not easy to come by for 90-year-old Wong, having lived through the majority of the length and breadth of human experience, but dressing up in traditional Chinese hanfu this year came as a welcome treat. Li Na, …

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong

China Daily  

Hanfu lovers browse for snacks at a fair celebrating Spring Festival in Hong Kong on Feb 4. ZHU WEI/XINHUA A birthday surprise is not easy to come by for 90-year-old Wong, having lived through the majority of the length and breadth of human experience, but dressing up in traditional Chinese hanfu this year came as a welcome treat. Li Na, …

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Classic clothing hurrayed in Hong Kong

China Daily  

Li Na wears hanfu while holding the national flag with her friend at a variety show in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong returning to the motherland last year. Gaining traction Lin Zhihui, a fellow from the Department of Chinese History and Culture at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, teaches ancient clothing-themed courses and once served as a judge …

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits

China Daily  

Traditional Chinese attire that incorporates stylish modern designs is becoming popular among consumers this year, driven by the younger generation's fondness for the country's cultural heritage, and thereby fueling more business opportunities for retailers. During the Spring Festival holiday in February, various traditional Chinese-style outfits containing dragon and phoenix elements became quite the rage among young consumers, as such clothing …

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits

China Daily  

Production base Caoxian, a small county in Heze in East China's Shandong province, is a popular production base for traditional Chinese-style clothing. Market demand is reflected online rapidly, and the development of e-commerce businesses has created flexible entrepreneurial ideas for people living in the town," Han said. "During the Spring Festival break, we took a few days off, and about …

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits

China Daily  

Traditional Chinese attire that incorporates stylish modern designs is becoming popular among consumers this year, driven by the younger generation's fondness for the country's cultural heritage, and thereby fueling more business opportunities for retailers. During the Spring Festival holiday in February, various traditional Chinese-style outfits containing dragon and phoenix elements became quite the rage among young consumers, as such clothing …

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits
9 months ago

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits

China Daily  

A staff member of a hanfu company arranges attire for a model in Caoxian county, Shandong province, in 2021. CHINA DAILY Traditional Chinese attire that incorporates stylish modern designs is becoming popular among consumers this year, driven by the younger generation's fondness for the country's cultural heritage, and thereby fueling more business opportunities for retailers. During the Spring Festival holiday …

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits
9 months ago

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits

China Daily  

Workers stitch pleats on a horse-faced skirt at an e-commerce industrial park in Caoxian on March 7. CHINA DAILY Production base Caoxian, a small county in Heze in East China's Shandong province, is a popular production base for traditional Chinese-style clothing. Market demand is reflected online rapidly, and the development of e-commerce businesses has created flexible entrepreneurial ideas for people …

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits
9 months ago

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits

China Daily  

A staff member of a hanfu company arranges attire for a model in Caoxian county, Shandong province, in 2021. CHINA DAILY Traditional Chinese attire that incorporates stylish modern designs is becoming popular among consumers this year, driven by the younger generation's fondness for the country's cultural heritage, and thereby fueling more business opportunities for retailers. During the Spring Festival holiday …

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits
9 months ago

Young buyers snap up snazzy traditional outfits

China Daily  

A staff member of a hanfu company arranges attire for a model in Caoxian county, Shandong province, in 2021. CHINA DAILY Traditional Chinese attire that incorporates stylish modern designs is becoming popular among consumers this year, driven by the younger generation's fondness for the country's cultural heritage, and thereby fueling more business opportunities for retailers. During the Spring Festival holiday …

Traditional Chinese hanfu makes mark in Malta
11 months ago

Traditional Chinese hanfu makes mark in Malta

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Yu Cheng, a hanfu costume collector, shows a set of such attire at the China Cultural Center in Valletta, Malta, on Friday. VALLETTA — Enthusiasts of Chinese culture in Malta can now learn all about hanfu, the traditional style of clothing worn by the Han people, thanks to a new cultural platform dubbed the "Hanfu Costume Society" that was launched …

Traditional Chinese hanfu designs debut in Malta
11 months, 1 week ago

Traditional Chinese hanfu designs debut in Malta

China Daily  

Yu Cheng, who is responsible for managing the hanfu costume society, shows a set of Hanfu costume at the China Cultural Center in Valletta, Malta, on Jan 12, 2024. Enthusiasts of Chinese culture in Malta can now immerse themselves in the secrets of hanfu costumes, a style of clothing traditionally worn by the Han people, thanks to a new cultural …

Traditional Chinese costumes boost rural vitalization in Caoxian
1 year, 1 month ago

Traditional Chinese costumes boost rural vitalization in Caoxian

China Daily  

The first Caoxian Hanfu Cultural Festival kicked off on Nov 11 in Caoxian county, Shandong province. The month-long event will feature a host of activities, including exhibitions, forums, sales promotions, traditional culture lectures, and performances, aimed at raising the profile of the local industry for traditional Chinese costumes, especially the hanfu. An exhibition hall of traditional Chinese costumes in Caoxian …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

A designer works on hanfu at a studio in Caoxian county. "We have seen impressive growth in sales of horse-face skirts during the first half of this year," said Meng, who studied for a bachelor's degree of arts. Showing the garments to visitors, Meng said, "For example, this particular set of horse-face skirts is designed for a family, and we …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

Children's clothing in the hanfu style is promoted at a livestreaming session in Caoxian county, Shandong province, last month. One town benefiting from this boom is Daiji in Caoxian county, Shandong province, where customers are increasingly looking to buy hanfu — time-honored Chinese clothing. At the end of last month at an e-commerce industrial park in the town, a young …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

A designer works on hanfu at a studio in Caoxian county. "We have seen impressive growth in sales of horse-face skirts during the first half of this year," said Meng, who studied for a bachelor's degree of arts. Showing the garments to visitors, Meng said, "For example, this particular set of horse-face skirts is designed for a family, and we …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

Children's clothing in the hanfu style is promoted at a livestreaming session in Caoxian county, Shandong province, last month. One town benefiting from this boom is Daiji in Caoxian county, Shandong province, where customers are increasingly looking to buy hanfu — time-honored Chinese clothing. At the end of last month at an e-commerce industrial park in the town, a young …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

Children's clothing in the hanfu style is promoted at a livestreaming session in Caoxian county, Shandong province, last month. One town benefiting from this boom is Daiji in Caoxian county, Shandong province, where customers are increasingly looking to buy hanfu — time-honored Chinese clothing. At the end of last month at an e-commerce industrial park in the town, a young …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

Children's clothing in the hanfu style is promoted at a livestreaming session in Caoxian county, Shandong province, last month. One town benefiting from this boom is Daiji in Caoxian county, Shandong province, where customers are increasingly looking to buy hanfu — time-honored Chinese clothing. At the end of last month at an e-commerce industrial park in the town, a young …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

Children's clothing in the hanfu style is promoted at a livestreaming session in Caoxian county, Shandong province, last month. One town benefiting from this boom is Daiji in Caoxian county, Shandong province, where customers are increasingly looking to buy hanfu — time-honored Chinese clothing. At the end of last month at an e-commerce industrial park in the town, a young …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

Children's clothing in the hanfu style is promoted at a livestreaming session in Caoxian county, Shandong province, last month. One town benefiting from this boom is Daiji in Caoxian county, Shandong province, where customers are increasingly looking to buy hanfu — time-honored Chinese clothing. At the end of last month at an e-commerce industrial park in the town, a young …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

Children's clothing in the hanfu style is promoted at a livestreaming session in Caoxian county, Shandong province, last month. One town benefiting from this boom is Daiji in Caoxian county, Shandong province, where customers are increasingly looking to buy hanfu — time-honored Chinese clothing. At the end of last month at an e-commerce industrial park in the town, a young …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

Zheng Tao, director of Qianwei Hantang Apparel Co in Caoxian, displays yunjian, part of hanfu attire, to visitors. ZHAO RUIXUE/CHINA DAILY Quality transformation Performance costumes have been made in Daiji for more than three decades. In 2009, with e-commerce platforms rising in popularity, the town's performance costume industry grew rapidly, with almost every household opening an online store. Promoted by …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

Quality transformation Performance costumes have been made in Daiji for more than three decades. In 2009, with e-commerce platforms rising in popularity, the town's performance costume industry grew rapidly, with almost every household opening an online store. However, in 2020, many costumes piled up in factories when performances were canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control measures, forcing numerous …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

A worker prints a hanfu pattern in Caoxian. "They used to design ancient costumes for film actresses," he said, adding that these designers are familiar with history and culture, which will help them come up with good ideas for hanfu. With young people's efforts to create original designs and build brands, Daiji has rapidly entered the mid- and high-end hanfu …

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization
1 year, 4 months ago

Traditional culture drives rural vitalization

China Daily  

A designer works on hanfu at a studio in Caoxian county. "We have seen impressive growth in sales of horse-face skirts during the first half of this year," said Meng, who studied for a bachelor's degree of arts. "We need to combine the characteristics of ancient clothing with modern people's aesthetics and dress habits to integrate hanfu into their daily …

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